Scouting Report
Claude Giroux holds a +11.9% FO% edge overall. Look for Giroux on defensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 3 meetings). Giroux wins 57.5% vs left-shot opponents — Miller shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Giroux 55.6% vs Miller 45.3% (+11.9%)
H2H factor
Not applied (9 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Giroux 86.6%
Defensive zone
Giroux 77.6%
Neutral zone
Giroux 82.4%
Result
Claude Giroux favored at 81.7%
81.7%
18.3%
Giroux
Miller
Head-to-Head Record
6
-
3
(9 meetings)
6
3
Giroux
Miller
Last 9: Giroux 6-3 Miller
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Even
1
1
Giroux
Miller
2 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Giroux
3
0
Giroux
Miller
3 total
Neutral Zone
Even
2
2
Giroux
Miller
4 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Giroux
Miller
Edge
Even Strength
55.6% (1,279)
44.7% (284)
+10.9%
Power Play
57.4% (411)
46.0% (50)
+11.4%
Penalty Kill
51.7% (58)
30.4% (23)
+21.3%
On penalty kill, Giroux has a +21.3% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Miller shoots left. Giroux is 57.5% vs left-shot opponents (1,226).
Giroux shoots right. Miller is 46.0% vs right-shot opponents (100).
Home / Away
Giroux
Miller
Home
60.2% (857)
44.2% (206)
Away
51.7% (891)
43.7% (151)
By Period
Giroux
Miller
P1
55.7%
44.1%
P2
56.5%
40.2%
P3
56.0%
46.2%
OT
47.2%
100.0%
Final 5 min
55.2%
46.9%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Giroux
66.0%▲
58.5%
55.9%
Miller
62.0%▬
61.5%
44.0%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 2017 | 2 | 16:43 | Defensive | Claude Giroux |
| Apr 2, 2017 | 2 | 04:03 | Neutral | Claude Giroux |
| Apr 2, 2017 | 2 | 03:57 | Neutral | Claude Giroux |
| Jan 25, 2017 | 3 | 02:09 | Offensive | J.T. Miller |
| Jan 25, 2017 | 3 | 00:00 | Neutral | J.T. Miller |
| Jan 25, 2017 | 2 | 16:35 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Jan 4, 2017 | 3 | 17:08 | Neutral | J.T. Miller |
| Jan 4, 2017 | 3 | 02:32 | Defensive | Claude Giroux |
| Jan 4, 2017 | 2 | 07:49 | Defensive | Claude Giroux |